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America's Truck Stop Oasis Narrates Life On Route 66
At Beaton Truck Plaza between New Mexico and the California desert, truckers use diesel pumps, showers, and a 24 hour diner for meals and rest. The piece follows owner Tom Beaton, Navajo workers and families, the busy lot, and the diner’s rush, while noting the road's mythic romance and the daily grind of highway life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
America’s Way Station
Flagstaff
Ariz
Jean
Beaton Truck Plaza
New Mexico
California Desert
Marilyn Monroe
Humphrey Bogart
Duke Mantee
Black Mesa
Arizona
Robert Sherwood
Petrified Forest
Sherwood
Pony Express
California
San Joaquin Valley
Cleveland
Ohio
Mary
Arizona Desert
Kansas
Atchison
Topeka
Santa Fe
Tom Beaton
West Coast
Western Union
Gursley Oil Co
Memphis
Tenn
U.S
Eloise Jin